Surround yourself by beautiful countryside and welcome some animals to our new home in Roumezieres - Loubert, France

Infos

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  Description

  Hey guys,
  
  Welcome to our little patch of Paradise!. ☺️ Let me introduce myself and my family and home....
  I am Cherie, my hubby is Ian we are a couple, from Australia, and UK, and after living between our two countries over the past 30 years and travelling a lot in between, we have decided to buy a house and land in France and we are getting stuck in making it home.
  
  We are ready to welcome you, share our little piece of France and our new French life with you. Come and enjoy some fun and peace during your travels. We have comfy accommodation and delicious food to share with you.
  We are looking for Female only, workaways this year as Ian is away for work often. I do hope you all understand.
  
  A little about us...
  
  After travelling through 5 states of Australia (I was born there but to be honest hadn't seen much of it!), Vietnam, Bali, Italy, Greece back to Oz to visit our youngest daughter over the past couple of years we are ready now to settle into life in France in our lovely, old, very old in parts ! 😀 comfortable and clean home
  
  As well as renovating our home, building a permaculture outdoors, we will be running 2 small businesses from home. And turning our front field and part of the rear area into a petit field camping site. So there are many projects large and small.
  
  The main projects for 2026 are mainly outdoor, gardening and clearing work.
  Barn sorting and hunting for the small orchard which is surrounded by brambles.
  
  A little indoors decorating and some preparation work to get areas ready to welcome new chickens and possibly some other animals to our home.
  So there is plenty to do and learn.
  
  We look forward to hosting up to 3 people at a time in a dorm style room. 1 king bed, 1 single bed.
  If you come in your own camper or van we can host more than the 3.
  Unfortunately although we love dogs we are not fully fenced so cannot accept those traveling with thei canine companion at tge moment.
  Children over 10 most welcome - our property is not uet suirable for younger children
  
  Please be aware that a lot of this work is physical so a good level of health and fitness is needed.
  We run an organised timetable so that we get a good days work done, however there is also lots of rest and relax times. We have a variety of tasks / projects and are happy for you to choose which you would like to help with, we are happy to teach you skills if you'd like to try something new.
  
  Therefore a good level of independence is required.
  If you have your own transport there is plenty of space to park up, if you have your own sleeping / camper we can accommodate you alongside other workaways
  
  We love to spend time with young minded , yet self sufficient people, of all ages who have a passion for life, who see the positive in most situations and are happy to laugh at themselves and the world.
  
  We are a non smoking , mainly plant based we do eat some fish, household although we do have eggs from the hens which we give away as we do not eat the.
  
  If you eat meat you are welcome however will need to cook / prepare your own, no judgements here 🙂
  
  We are a happy home, with music, yoga, walking, reading / quiet times as a regular part to our days along with the physical challenge of setting up our new life and enjoying ourselves as much as possible.
  
  So if you think you'll fit in with us we would be very happy to hear from you.
  
  We are vased in the North Charente area.
  
  Some of the time I will not have a car available, as Ian takes it to the UK if visiting for work.
  But I do have a couple of pushbikes you are welcome to use if you are here then.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Petits travaux d'entretien

  Garde de maison et d'animaux
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Ferme

  

  Écriture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Jardinage

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Blogs

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Livres

  

  Plage

  

  Camping

  

  Fitness

  

  Randonnée

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  As a Mental Fitness and Stress Management Coach for those wanting help to make lifestyle changes and decisions, I am passionate about helping others to get the best out of their goals
  
  We live in a small Hamlet with easy access to 2 villages 5kms away ( 1 with and great Plan Deu ( small man made swimming beach )
  
  We are surrounded by beautiful country side and are close to the Lacs De Charentes, which are fantastic for swimming and boating during the summer months.
  
  We are happy to teach you English and are happy to receive lessons in French. And other languages and to learn a little about your culture and homeplace

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  Aide

  We have just under 2 acres of land surrounding the house including a small woodland area close by (5 mins walk away).
  We hope to incorporate a large vegetable garden, Fruit and Nut Orchards, Chickens, Geese Ducks, Sheep, and other rescue animals.
  
  We have fencing that needs to be built, animal shelters that need building
  
  We would like to build a fire-pit and gazebo.
  Plant vegetables using permaculture techniques, we will be installing water saving ideas including recycling grey water, water collection butts and possibly build a natural swimming pool / pond.
  
  However to start we have a lot of garden general clearing and tidying to do so it's all hands on deck to remove 10 years of over growth from the gardens and grounds.
  
  Barns to clear out..... Grounds to be cleared and divided into House areas and storing / animal areas
  
  Rooms to paint, wallpaper to put up
  
  We have a lot of furniture to up-cycle and recycle so that it is once again beautiful and functional, so if you are creative here's your chance to show it.
  
  Lots to do, you can choose what you are happy to do from our weekly list of current projects.and your help will be very much appreciated
  
  We are very happy to teach the skills we have and to learn from you the volunteer if you have skills we don't!

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We are wanting to learn more French in an everyday context, happy to share English language skills at the same time.
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  Hébergement

  We have available a comfortable spacious Bedroom in the house that sleeps 2 in a king bed and 1 in a single.
  Or you can park your own sleeper vehicle if you prefer we can run an electric cable out to you and you can park under cover

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  Autres infos...

  Walking, Hiking and Cycling are very popular in our area and we have bikes available for our volunteers to use during their stay.
  We have many pretty villages, local Chateaux, and interesting sites within a short drive of our Fermette.
  
  When do not have the car available we rely on our push bikes, taxi and public transport from our local village which is 5 km away.
  
  We have hosted volunteers from other sites and often have back packers come to stay, using us as a paying hostel so we are adapt with hosting visitors from all walks of life, all ages and various nationalities.
  
  We are well traveled, Cherie is from Australia, Ian is British, between us we have traveled to Australua, UK, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bali, Singapore, Belgium, Vietnam, The Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Spain, Andora Russia, Hong Kong. India, Tunisia and Indonesia, before settling in France this year.
  
  Our Eldest Daughter is now living in Perth and our youngest now lives Melbourne Australia.
  Both moved from the UK in the last few years
  
  If you have your own vehicle there is room to park.
  
  We are predominantly plant based ( do eat some fish) and prefer vegetarians or Vegans or those happy to live like this for the duration of their stay with us.
  
  We are happy if you wish to eat dairy products, eggs etc, however we prefer not to cook or purchase these items.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We both run a business from home, have very good Wifi and can set up a desk for you to work from.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  plenty of space to park up here, if you prefer to sleep in your own space thats A Ok with us

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  

  Various

  Hens and a cockeral

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